Tony Grealish

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Grealish: he won 45 caps for the Republic of IrelandBob Thomas/Getty Images

Last updated at 12:01AM, April 30 2013

Doughty midfielder who led Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 FA Cup Final

Tony Grealish was not the first player to take over a suspended captain’s armband for a cup final but he was surely the only one to wear a suspended captain’s headband on such an occasion. Grealish led out Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley for the 1983 FA Cup Final against Manchester United sporting the iconic headband normally worn by Steve Foster, who missed the game after receiving a controversial booking in an earlier match.

For Grealish, a hard-working and combative midfield man who would be described as a holding player nowadays, it was one of the highlights of a